Stermann Surname

375,863rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 952 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Stermann Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Stermann Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany8741:92,11211,557
France271:2,460,101186,232
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
Austria111:774,13064,097
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Stermann Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Stermann Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Stermann is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Stermann click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Stermann? popularity and diffusion

The last name Stermann is the 375,863rd most commonly used family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 7,654,985 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 96 percent of Stermann live; 96 percent live in Western Europe and 93 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most widely held in Germany, where it is carried by 874 people, or 1 in 92,112. In Germany it is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 79 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 11 percent reside and Bremen, where 2 percent reside. Other than Germany Stermann occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in France, where 3 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.

Stermann Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Stermann has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Stermann surname decreased 62 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Stermann Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Stermann earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 117.75% more than the national average, earning $93,958 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.84% more than the national average, earning $51,092 CAD per year.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Stermann
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